Improvement in liquid-vents



H. w. LOVE & J. TALLEY, Jr.

Liquid Vents.

N 0. 152,5 65. Patented June so, 1874.

ATTORNEYS,

WITNESSES UNITED STATES PATENT Orrrcn HIRAM WV. LOVE AND JAMES TALLEY,JR, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

IMPROVEMENT IN LlQUlD-VENTS.

Specification forming part ofLetiers Patent No. 152,565, dated June 30,1874; application filed June 5, 1874.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, HIRAM WV. Love and JA MES TALLEY, J r., of KansasCity, in the county of Jackson and State of Missouri, have invented anew and ImprovedLiquid-Vent; and we do hereby declare that the followingis a full, .clear, and exact description of the same, reference beinghadto the accompanyin g drawing forming a part of' this specification, inwhich Figure 1 is a side elevation partly broken away, and Fig. 2 mainlya vertical section.

The invention relates to means by which air maybe readily introducedinto a barrel, keg, or vessel of liquid in order to counterbalance theair-pressure at the outlet, and thus admit a free flow of the liquidfrom the vessel.

The invention wiIl first be fully described in connection with all thatis necessary to a full understanding thereof, and theupointed out in theclaims.

the holes a and uncover the same the coiled retracting-spring D isinserted within tube 0, so as to rest at one end against the edge oftube A, and at the other against the middle of cross-tube O. V

The operation is as follows: The bit a being forced by rotation into thestave or head of keg or barrel, the valve I) is held by the spring abovethe hole a and thus prevents the access of outside air into the vessel.hen, however, the cook or spigot is opened to draw the beer, ale, orother liquid the thumb is pressed upon the end piece I)", which forcesthe valve 1) below the hole a, admits the free ingress of air, andproduces an equipoise of atmospheric pressure upon the liquid. If theoperator desires to draw for a longer time than it is convenient to holddown the plunger-rod with the thumb, then he turns same rod one haltrevolution, so as to bring the opposite end flanges b of rod under theopposite side projections to of tube A, whereby the rod is locked withthe valve below the hole or airvent a The advantage of this device isthat it is simple, easily made. quickly applied, and may be successivelyused in any number of barrels, kegs, or other vessels.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination of tube A, having bit a and side vent a the plungerB, having valve I), and the T-tube O, substantially as and for thepurpose described.

2. The combination of the opposite side projections a a", on the insideof tube A, with the opposite end flanges or plunger B, as and for thepurpose specified.

HIRAM XV. LOVE. J AMES TALLEY, JR. \Vitnesses to both signatures:

SoLoN G. KEMoN, V. W. HoLLINGswoRTH.

